Geological Society of London
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The Geological Society of London, known commonly as the Geological Society,[1] is a learned society based in the United Kingdom. It is the oldest national geological society in the world and the largest in Europe, with more than 12,000 Fellows.
Formation | 13 November 1807; 216 years ago (1807-11-13) |
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Founded at | Freemasons Tavern, Great Queen Street London, WC2 |
Type | Learned society |
Registration no. | 210161 |
Headquarters | Burlington House, Piccadilly London, W1 |
Coordinates | 51°30′31″N 0°8′20″W |
Membership | 12,000 |
Website | www |
Fellows are entitled to the postnominal FGS (Fellow of the Geological Society), over 2,000 of whom are Chartered Geologists (CGeol). The Society is a registered charity, no. 210161. It is also a member of the Science Council, and is licensed to award Chartered Scientist to qualifying members.
The mission of the society is: "Making geologists acquainted with each other, stimulating their zeal, inducing them to adopt one nomenclature, facilitating the communication of new facts and ascertaining what is known in their science and what remains to be discovered".[2]